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irritable definition
irritable |
Grep of noun irritable irritable bowel syndrome Overview of adj irritable The adj irritable has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, testy, tetchy, techy -- (easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen") 2. irritable -- ((pathology) abnormally sensitive to a stimulus) 3. excitable, irritable -- ((physiology) capable of responding to stimuli) Antonyms of adj irritable 3 senses of irritable Sense 1 cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, testy, tetchy, techy INDIRECT (VIA ill-natured) -> good-natured Sense 2 irritable INDIRECT (VIA sensitive) -> insensitive Sense 3 excitable, irritable INDIRECT (VIA sensitive) -> insensitive Similarity of adj irritable 3 senses of irritable Sense 1 cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, testy, tetchy, techy => ill-natured (vs. good-natured) Sense 2 irritable => sensitive (vs. insensitive) Sense 3 excitable, irritable => sensitive (vs. insensitive) Attributes of adj irritable Familiarity of adj irritable irritable used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj irritable irritable Overview of adj irritable The adj irritable has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, testy, tetchy, techy -- (easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen") 2. irritable -- ((pathology) abnormally sensitive to a stimulus) 3. excitable, irritable -- ((physiology) capable of responding to stimuli)
irritable definition
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